Cuspidor.



BATENTED MAY 14, 1907.

V. ARDITG.

GUSPIDOQ.

APPLIUATIOH mm mm 1e, 1905.

w M a W! VICTOR ARDITO, OF IIOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY,

CUSPiDOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

resented May 14, 1907.

Application filed July 16, 1906. Serial No, 326,417.

To all whrmt H Inlay (20711267 111:

Be it known that I, Vroron Anorro, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hoboken, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Uuspidors, of whichthe following is a specification.

lhis invention relates to improvements in cuspidors, and has particularreference to that class of cuspidors in which running water, obtainedfrom the house Water supply by being connected therewith, is used forthe purpose of cleaning and keeping the same clean and pure, and has forits objects the provision of means for automatically regulating the owoi water into and from said cnspidor, and the provision of suitablemeans whereby said cuspidor may at all times be cleaned when necessityso demands.

To these ends the invention consists in the novel construction,arrangement, and combination of the several parts of the device ashereinafter described, illustrated in the drawing, and more particularlypointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of the device,illustrating the construction thereof, and, showing means whereby thesame is connected with the house Water supply 5 stem, means forregulating the amount 0 water in said device, and means for drawing offthe water from said cuspidor to cleanse the same. Figs. 2, and 3 areenlarged details of the valves used in my device, showing theirpositions relative to the body or casing of the cus idor.

Referring to the drawing, t e numeral 1 indicates the body or casing ofthe cus idol, and 2 legs or suitable supports on Whic 1 it is mounted.

The numeral 3 indicates the funnel-plate adapted to sit and rest uponthe top of the body or casing 1, as is usual, and 4 indicates aperforated pipe or ring ada ted to sit over and u on said funnel-platethe perforations in sai pipe or ring being so positioned that the Waterflowing therethrough will fall upon the funnel-plate and flow thereoverinto the opening 5 in the bottom thereof, thus keeping said funnel-platefresh and clean at all times. Interposed between this perforated ring orpipe 4 and the house supply pipe is a pipe 6 to which said perforatedring or pipe 4 is connected by a hinged cut-oil valve 7, the oppositeend of said pipe 6 being suitably connected with the house supply pipe.This pipe 6 is supplied with an emergency or regulating valve 8, locatedpreferably in that portion of the pipe covered by the bottom or casingof cuspidor, as shown, and is primarily for the purpose of regulatingthe amount of flow through said pipe, and also for the purpose ofcutting off the flow when it is desired to remove or repair thecuspidor. Between the valves Y and S at a convenient point in said pipe6 is a suitable valve 9 ada ted to be automatically operated to controlt e supply of Water passing to the perforated ring or pipe 4.

The numeral 10 indicates a suitable float mounted on a suitable hingedrod 11 and connected with the valve 9 and is for the purpose ofoperating said valve 9 to limit or entirely cut-off the flow of Waterthrough said pipe 6 to the perforated ring or pipe a, as is evident.

The numeral 12 indicates a suitable drain pipe located in the bottom ofsaid cuspidor for the purpose of carrying ofl the Water therefrom to thesewer pipe, and has its upper end curved, as shown at 13, to prevent thepassage thereinto of any solid that may be floating on top of the Water.

The numeral 14 indicates a suitable Wire basket mounted in said cuspidorbeneath the funnellate 3, and is for the urpose of catching an retainingsolids, suc 1 as matches, cigars, etc, to prevent them falling to thebottom of the cuspidor, and eventually being carried ofi throu h thedrain pipe, thus greatly reducing tie liability of said drain pipebecoming choked or stopped up. It frequently hap ens, however, in thisclass of cuspidors t at the drain pipe becomes choked, and as aconsequence the Water flowing into the cus idor would soon overflow saidcnspidor an pass, With all its filth, onto the floor, and this certaintof overflow, in the event of the clogging 0 said drain pipe, is thechief, and as far as I know the only objection to this class ofcuspidors. To overcome this objection I have provided the au tomaticallyoperate-d valve 9 and float 10 which will effectually cut off the flowof water long before it is possible for the Water to reach the top ofsaid cuspidor, and thereby absolutely preventing the overflowing of saidcuspidor.

The basket 14 may be removed from the body of the device whenever it isdesired and emptied, and as the bottom of said basket is above the waterin said cuspidor, the solids held therein will not become soaked o1soddon and. emit diszw'reeable odors, sueh us is so eon'nnon With theordinary euspidor.

The operation of this deviee is apparent and a further descriptionthereof is thought to be unnecessary.

Having thus fully desi'ribed my invention. What I claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A cuspidor of the character described eoni prising it body or easinghaving at recess in the upper edge thereof, a funnel plate mounted on.the top of stud caslng and provided with a recess in its periphery, saidrecess [5 adapted to register with the recess in the upper edge of saidcasing, .11 water supply pipe, an annular perforated distributing rin;mounted over said funnel plate, and 2t pivotal out-oil valve eonnectingsaid ring and pipe, said eonneetion sitting and resting in the recessesin said funnel plate and easing when in norinnl position, and atsuitable drain pipe in the bottom of said easing In testimony whereof l.have signed inv nmne to this speriiieation in the presenre o1 twoS'lIbSCliblllg witnesses.

VilC'lOli AIUHTU. itnesses CHARLES CAmNI, CARMINE DE FAJIO.

